Samsung's SSD Firmware tool is asking me if I live in a European country
I was updating my Samsung Magician software when this prompt came up... Is this for data collection? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say yes... i DO in fact live in a GDPR country.
The hard drive isn't, but the Samsung software they are choosing to use for some reason will be.
A fair point. Still close enough to be worrisome. Also that software potentially updates the drive's drivers and/or firmware.
GDPR and Brazil have better data protection laws, so if you click yes you'll be accepting terms that limit the data they collect, as per those laws.
Technically you shouldn't, because you have no grounds to form a contract in those countries if you don't live there. However, technically terms and conditions are a load of bollocks that companies use to get away with things they shouldn't.
Nope, if you're based in the EU you're entering into contracts in the EU, covered by EU law. Frankly, even if you're not based in the EU, if you get the option of having EU terms I would click EU terms.
If money's changing hands, then that's another matter. You'll probably want to do it in your home country's jurisdiction to ensure you get your consumer rights - in fact you'll most likely need to do it that way. But browsing free websites on the internet is a different matter.
You shouldn't rely on terms and cookie screens, though. You should set up good ad blocking on your network and devices, such that it doesn't much matter whether you accept all the cookies.
Samsung is a blight on humanity regarding it‘s greed for data… they are worse or just as worse as Google